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BY BOB HOLT NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

A non-binding referendum regarding statehood regarding Puerto Rico confirmed mixed results from the territory.

Puerto Ricans had been questioned to vote upon two concerns concerning their status on Tuesday.

The first query enquired whether or not voters sought your island to take care of its existing status. An Associated Press record with Yahoo! News explained that concern two requested what they will needed Puerto Rico to undertake between several options: grow to be a state, receive sovereign free-association, or to receive independence.

Fifty-four percent with voters planned to change Puerto Rico azines status, although 61 percentage consider statehood under consideration two.

But in accordance to an Associated Press article throughout The Clarion-Ledger, 450,000 voters left issue two blank. Luis Delgado Rodriguez, boosting sovereign no cost association, mentioned the fact that blank votes, coupled with those of affiliates exactly who backed independence and also sovereign free of charge association, showed an frustrating majority alongside statehood.

The referendum seemed to be the particular gumption of Governor Luis Fortu o, a new new member of the actual New Progressive Party, who support statehood to get Puerto Rico. But Fortu o had been conquered inside the governor's race by simply Alejandro Garcia Padilla in the Popular Democratic Party, who have been in enjoy involving Puerto Rico retaining it's status for a commonwealth, according to the Latin American Herald Tribune.

Puerto Rico is a self-governing, unincorporated place in the United States because 1952. It will be openheartedly self-governing, although can't possess unique foreign policy.

BBC information that will Congress provides ultimate authorization on Puerto Rico turning out to be a state. If them does, Puerto Ricans would certainly acquire the right that will vote around U.S. elections, but as well be required to be charged federal taxes.

Puerto Ricans started to be U.S. people inside 1917 in addition to ended up granted to serve within the military. Currently you'll find in relation to a thousand more Puerto Ricans inside the actual U.S. as compared with inside Puerto Rico. The isle currently has a 13 percentage unemployment rate.